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You are invited to Monmouth County's first Eco tour, inspired by the 2014 Red Bank Eco Tour. Visit homes, businesses and farms where green practices are conducted: solar panels, backyard gardens, beehives, mushroom harvesting, rain barrels, cisterns, businesses that recycle 100 % of their waste, upcycled crafting and more. Join us on this journey to a greener earth.........
Sept. 26 Eastern Monmouth: sites in Asbury Park, Middletown, Ocean, Tinton Falls, Red Bank, Rumson, Fair Haven, Little Silver, Shrewsbury, Long Branch, and West Long Branch.
Sept. 27 Western Monmouth (mostly): sites in Marlboro, Howell, and Holmdel, and Asbury Park.
Full summary of tour sites below, plus list of follow up events.
See attached document for a grid showing tour times.
Times for Oasis Farm in Middletown have been extended.
Link to Eco Tour Map :
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=zoAFtc6mwv8A.kirdi2pEJKeI&usp=sharing
*****Click on Map Sites for Quick Directions****
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/918970224848403/
Questions?
For more info:
Tinton Falls- Teresa Maltz growinggreen@comcast.net 732-610-5945
Red Bank- Frank Corrado corradoft@gmail.com 617-417-1218
Rumson- Diane Burke dburke.yoga@gmail.com 908-472-9268
Ocean- Ray Pogwist wanamassaray@yahoo.com 732 774-0983.
Marlboro- Wendy Weiner ibikerideski@gmail.com 908-797-7262
Manalapan/Howell-Rachel Dawn Davis greendawnsol@gmail.com 201-707-6558
Middletown- Will Stevenson angelbeastster@gmail.com 646-522-1234
Long Branch- Lisa Bagwell lisa_bagwell@yahoo.com 732-216-3776
Sarah Klepner sarah.klepner@gmail.com 312-388-2011
Sponsored by Transition Monmouth in partnership with Red Bank, Tinton Falls and Ocean Township Environmental Commissions.
Thanks also to Laura Bagwell, Pamela Caputo, Ann Sherwood, Evelin Gaffney, Sean Walsh, Doris Lin, and Wanna Smith.
Sites By Town
Use Map link above to get quick directions to sites.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26Th
ASBURY PARK
Community Garden. 11 am - 1 pm
Behind municipal building, at One Municipal Plaza.
Individual raised garden beds as well as community beds. Maintained by the Environmental and Shade Tree Commission.
Rain Garden Open at all times, tours 11 am - 1 pm .
Main and Springwood Ave, next to the Transportation Center and Municipal Plaza. (1 block north and 1/2 block east of community garden)
It was established in 2009 and dedicated in 2010. It currently diverts 3/4 million gallons of polluted water each year from entering Wesley Lake across the street.
The rain garden is native planted and maintained by the ESTC.
MIDDLETOWN (**note extension of hours**)
Oasis TLC. 89 Sleepy Hollow Rd, Middletown (could be Red Bank in GPS) 10 am to 3 pm, guided tours every hour, 10 am - 2 pm.
Website: oasistlc.org Contact: Mai Cleary, jcleary305@aol.com,
732-275-5800
Working farm for adults with autism. Goats – producing goat soap, goat cheese, chickens - eggs and composting, organic farm, bio dome, aquaponics, solar. Upcycled and other crafting.
LITTLE SILVER
Little Silver Community Garden, Harrison Ave 10 am- 4 PM
Parking at Sickles Park across from Sickles market and the playing fields.
There are 48 beds and 4 ADA accessible beds. Presently, 1.5 of those beds are being used for ADA purposes and the remainder are planted as donation beds. 101 lbs of produce donated to Lunch Break so far this year.
Parker Homestead, Harrison Ave, next to Community Garden 10 am-4 pm
Historic site and the oldest working farm in the state. www.parkerhomestead-1665.org
LONG BRANCH
Long Branch Community Gardens
-87 Seventh Avenue (across from Anastasia School) 10am-5pm
Directions: https://goo.gl/986Bb5
Open house! Come and enjoy coffee and snacks in one of 3 community gardens. A rehabilitated former Conrail site, this garden hosts free community parcels. Have a tour of the organic, pesticide free gardens with native, pollinator and medicinal plants. Free plants to help you start or add to your existing habitat in your garden.
-Liberty and Union Streets Open at all times
Vegetables, berries, herb garden, pear tree, sunflowers and more. Pesticide free garden
-Sairs Ave and Avery Street Open at all times
A food forest and annual vegetables interplanted in a madhouse of perennials for the birds and pollinators.
Faith & Chuck's Residence 9 Marshall Ct 9 am - 1 pm
Whale Pond Brook Watershed Association HQ
Step into the safety of our cat enclosure and see our solar panels at work, examine our three raised bed gardens, learn how our rain barrel works, see the beginnings of our native butterfly/bee garden and learn about what plants you can use to help our monarch butterflies complete their migration.
Ross Lake Park 20 Elinore Ave, near Norwood Ave Open at all times
You can walk the tiny trail through our all-native shrub, perennial and butterfly garden. Long Branch, with the help of volunteers from the Whale Pond Brook Watershed Association and the Monmouth County Master Gardeners are developing this garden not only as a viewing point to the 100 year-old stone hut on Ross Island, but as the first garden on the Whale Pond Brook Greenway, which will extend from Long Branch to Tinton Falls.
WEST LONG BRANCH
GW's Exotic Gardens 59 Victor Ave, 3-6PM
Built in 1905, home features in-floor radiant heating system and solar panels. In the yard, there is virtually no lawn; instead, evergreens, and both row crop garden and raised bed gardens. Greenhouse. Fruit trees include pawpaws, Apples, persimmons, Asian pears, and figs. Also, I grow blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries, as well as wine grapes and hops. Owner Gary Wersinger is a member of the Northeast Organic Farming Association of NJ.
OAKHURST
Kirsten's White House Tea House, 45 Monmouth Rd 2 - 4 PM
One of the most sustainable businesses in Monmouth County. It is powered 100% by green wind energy, has a completely toxin-free inside environment and has a no garbage philosophy. The company upcycles to Terracycle and the Tea House has a sustainable composting system that fertilizes the fairy and organic herb garden at the back of the property. It is the first company to provide charging for electric cars in Ocean Township. The Tea House serves organic teas and light foods made from the freshest local and organic ingredients.
OCEAN TOWNSHIP
Ray & Sue's Homestead. 1308 Vina Ave 10AM - 3PM
Bee hives, organic, pesticide free gardens, honey production, side yard gardening.
Community Garden (@ Middlebrook Apartments 816 Deal Rd) 10AM-3PM
Garden is on Garden Drive, behind tennis courts. Community garden provided by the owner of the apartment complex.
RED BANK
45 & 51 Linden Collaborative Homestead! Stop by from 9am-NOON.
Front yard raised bed garden; edible/pollinator-friendly front yard rain garden landscape (no lawn, formally concrete pad); backyard veggie gardens; hugelkultur beds; different of composting systems; rain barrel; solar food dehydrator from all reclaimed parts; cold frame from repurposed materials; reclaimed brick patio……and MORE!
Frank & Sarah's Household, 53 Oakland St 10 am - 4 pm
Early stage backyard food forest, permaculture design, urban compost, and rain harvesting.
73 Wallace St - Balanikas Household 10:30 am - 4pm
Come check out an eclectic yard with many native and edible plantings, lawnless front yard,recycled landscape decor, rain harvesting system, raised garden beds, compost and general sustainable use practices.
JBJ Soul Kitchen 207 Monmouth St Garden Tours 2 pm - 4 pm
jbjsoulkitchen.org Dinner seatings every hour, 5 - 7 pm
The Jon Bon Jovi Soul Kitchen is a community restaurant featuring fresh, healthy ingredients with farm to table menus. Soul Kitchen serves meals to in-need customers through volunteer work or to paying customers through a minimum donation.
Soul Kitchen has raised bed gardens on-site, and is now farming on land in Colts Neck (Laurino Farms) as well.
Marlow Household 139 South St 11 am - 4 pm
Century home / 26 year old bee and butterfly friendly organic garden with vegetables, herbs, flowers, and blueberries / 46 ft. sidewalk garden inspired by Santa Monica, CA sidewalk gardens / compost pile behind garage with earthworms / electric battery operated garden equipment on display / some new beds in driveway this year.
Kitch Organic 75 Leighton Ave 10 am - 12 pm
Local business with backyard garden and organic products! Eco tour participants will receive free samples!
Monmouth County Arts Council 105 Monmouth St 11AM-3PM
Recycled art activity with buttons, bottle caps, re-purposed fabric and more! Info on how to establish a Creative Team in your town! Let’s talk about environmental art, public art and local environmental artists! Check out how artists respond to sustainability! Snack on an organic cookie while we chat and create art.
Ptak Household, 126 W Westside Ave 9 am - 6 pm
Bees! Solar Power!
Red Bank Community Garden, 37 Marion St 9 am -6 pm
United Methodist Church, 247 Broad St 12-4 pm
Speak with Church Trustee, Susan Drury, about all of the sustainable practices done by the United Methodist Church. From energy conservation to non-pesticide use - come and see how they are doing!
RUMSON
BURKE House, 147 Bingham Ave 10 am - 4 pm
Pesticide -free gardens, key hole garden, compost system, water barrels, homemade enzyme soap, electric car (Tesla)
Rumson Presbyterian Church 3 E River Rd 9 am - 6 pm
Organic Garden, fruit trees, Evolutionary Christianity
SHREWSBURY
Community Garden 10 am - 4 pm
419 Sycamore Ave (adjacent to Municipal complex)
We are an organic garden, founded in 2012, 81 plots with an additional 2 plots designed as PAR (plant a row) plots for Lunch Break.
TINTON FALLS
Tinton Falls Eco Tour 10AM-1PM, by Tour Bus!
Meet at 9:45 at Crawford House, 750 Tinton Ave.
See homes with solar panels, organic/sustainable gardens, rain barrel systems, a rain garden, beekeeping.
Visit a restaurant that grows some of their food and uses eco-friendly practices, a green dry cleaner, a church with a large water collection system for their community garden, a nursery that sells organic & natural garden products, and the two Community Gardens in town.
At 1:30PM, following the tour, Sea Bright Solar will give a presentation on solar energy/solar panel installation. RSVP to Teresa at growinggreen@comcast.net.
LOCAL BUSINESSES:
FAIR HAVEN
- Canyon Pass Provisions 733 River Rd 10 am - 6 pm
- (732) 933-3555
- Outdoor Sports Store: carrying brands with a conscience for buyers who care
Seed To Sprout 560A River Road 10 am - 3 pm
Vegan eatery specializing in healthy, whole and simple foods.
Eating less meat is a a great way to support planetary health!
River Road Books 759 River Road 10 am - 5 pm
Independent bookstore- shop local, keep money local
RED BANK
Coffee Corral 177 Drs James Parker Blvd 6 am - 6 pm
The Coffee Corral supports the Red Bank Eco Tour! Free hot and iced coffee house blends all day if you bring your own mug!
Fins and Feathers 134 Monmouth St 9:30 am - 7 pm
To celebrate the 2015 eco tour, the friendly folks at Fins and Feathers are offering 20% off wild bird feed. Feed them birds!
Greene Street Consignment 40 Broad Street (10am-7pm)
Mention the Eco Tour or present digital coupon
and receive 20% off one regular priced item.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH
HOLMDEL
Holmdel Community Garden, 6 Crawfords Corner Road 12- 3 pm
Demonstration: constructing leaf corral
The garden is not visible from the road, look for driveway immediately to the left of the post office (10 Crawfords Corner Road).
Holmdel Community Garden's Mission: Bring our townspeople together for wholesome recreation; promote exercise and enjoy sunshine; produce fresh, local vegetables; provide fruit and flowers for our families or to contribute to a local food pantry; contribute to education about gardening, nutrition and sustainability.
The garden is 50 x 80 feet surrounded by an 8 foot tall deer proof fence (generously paid for by Friends of Holmdel Open Space). Single plots are 4 ft x 8.5 ft for $15 for the growing season of May 1st - November 1st. Double plots are 4 ft x 17 ft for $30.
Two plots run by Matthew Conlan of the Holmdel High School Eco-Club and the Conlan family have provided enough produce to give 7 donations to St. John's food pantry in Hazlet. Several gardeners also chipped in and gave swiss chard and tomatoes towards the Eco clubs donation to the food pantry. Eco Club funded hex wire installation and provided labor for the installation, helped lay paths and weeded and assisted with mulching.
Several Scouts did an excellent job with their Eagle Scout projects and provided the garden with: a perimeter garden complete with edging and perennials, a weather prrof resin tool shed, 4 wheelchair accessible raised beds and a path, two large, beautiful picnic tables and 4 bird houses. One scout project remains to provide the garden with an information kiosk.
HOWELL
Rusty's Sun Ray Farm, 709 Casino Drive 10 AM - 3 PM
Rusty Jordan and his main squeeze Suzie are Monmouth County natives and they have a uniquely placed farm stand and emerging greenhouse off Route 9. Rusty lost his 17 year old son 10 years ago to a car accident and growing tomatoes saved his life.
At this stop you will be enveloped in warmth and a passion for growing for food and living life. Gardening saves lives and there's no better proof than in this locally sourced gem.
Rusty teaches gardening and will undoubtedly share some historical tips and tricks.
Look for the Rusty's Market sign next to the Big Red Tomato Rusty salvaged from the dumpster..
Farm Stand open daily.. Call for info! Cell 732-614-5227 Landline 732-845-9112
MARLBORO
Wendy & Steve's Homestead, 37 Buckley Rd 9-noon
2 acres of Fruit trees, berries, vegetables, solar generator, wood heat, wood stocks, water collection, mushroom cultivation, bees, permaculture design, food forests, natural fencing.
Phyllis Garr Home, 20 Vernon Rd
9 am - 4 pm
I produce all my own energy from the Sun including heat, air conditioning, all my appliances, lighting and my car (car is almost all my energy except on long trips). I also have two solar tunnels which supply light where there are no windows.
ASBURY PARK
Jersey Shore Food Not Bombs public vegan meal
One Municipal Plaza 5-7 pm
Food Not Bombs rescues excess food from stores, restaurants and farmers, and shares that food in underserved communities, regardless of need. Through October, the Jersey Shore Chapter shares a vegan hot meal and groceries 5-7pm every Sunday in Asbury Park. We will announce a revised schedule for November-April.
THANKS in advance FOR TAKING THE ECO TOUR, WE HOPE YOU’LL CHECK OUT THESE FOLLOW UP EVENTS
-SEPT 28, 6pm: Talk on invasive species at Brookdale CC. Contact George Moffatt,
Jersey Shore Sierra Group732-544-1726 gmoffattgt@aol.com
-SEPT 29 6 pm Sustainable Jersey film Film Screening: REBELS WITH A CAUSE Monmouth Cty Library, 125 Symmes Drive Manalapan. http://bit.ly/rebelswacause. Contact Rachel Dawn Davis, greendawnsol@gmail.com , 201-707-6558
-OCT. 10 8:30-11:30 Seed Saving Workshop with Wendy Weiner, graduate of Seed School and Seed School Teacher Training. Hands on, we'll gather,, process, ferment, winnow and sort seeds, which are more important than ever. $30. Call 908-797-7262 or email wendy@thefrontyardfarmer.net
-Talks: Beyond Sustainability: Transitioning to a Resilient Community by Sean Walsh, master’s certified landscape design ecology, community food systems
Oct. 15, 6-8 pm Brielle Library, Reading Room, 610 South St, Brielle
Oct. 21 6-8:30 Red Bank Library, Community Room 84 West Front St., RB
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